Book-holder.



PATENTED APR. 12; 1904.

' 1 R. L. KINMAN.

BOOK HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 10, 1903..

N0 MODEL.

v frameat any angle. two sections I0. and 11, which fit one within 1 ROB RT or wiLLIAMsTown, KENTUCKY Pasta April,

I BOOK-HOLDER,

' srncrmcnnon forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,202, dated Ap il 12, j j j' Applloatien filed J'une10,1903." Serial N5. 160,988.:

.To all whom it may concern.

Be it known-thatl, RoBnR'i' Lnn KINMAN, a citizen of the,United States, residing at Wilv jliamstown, in the county of Grant and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Iin 'provements inBook-Holders, of which the fol-' lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to book-holders; and the ob ect of the same is to design a device for supporting-an open record-book at any angle ofbilnclinatlon and over any point of a desk or ta e. a

1 The simple and novel construction employed .by me in carrying out my invention is 'fully I 5 described and claimed in thisspecification, and

illustrated in the accompanying. drawings,

' forming a part thereof, in whieh Figure 1 is aperspective viewof my device attached to a table.

Like numerals of reference designate-like parts in the different views of the drawings The numeral 1 designates. a rectangular frame comprising'side bars 2, cross-bars 3, and

5 'a backsuppor'ting bar 4; extending parallel to i the side bars 2 and rigidlysecured to the pe riphery of a circular-disk 5, mounted in the 'slotted'head 6- of a-standard 7, footed on the outer end of an'extension-arm 8. A set-screw 3 9,-fitting an aperture 9 in the standardi, bears onthe 'disk .5 and serves to clamp. it to set the f The arm 8 is formed. of

the other. A screw 12" fits, an aperture .11

35. in the hollow section 11; and 'servesasa clamp for the section 10. Thegarm 8 extends at right angles to a vertical shaft. 12, journaled at its upper end in an arm 13,formed on the head of a standard 14-,

side bars15 and 15, connected by'a cross-bar aperture in the shorter side} bar 15." 'The a clampfor, securing thedevice to a table or gs 21.are formed on the lower crossbar 3 of s the book and hold it against closing.

Fig. 2 isaside elevation attach 501 my device with parts-in section.

. t v and at its lowerlezid in the 4 1 side. bar'15'of ayo f 16; The yoke 16 hastwo nesses, combination of yoke 16 and set-screw 19 forms v the frame to engage the lower edge of a boo Clamps 23fengage the corners of y,

screw 9.- The yoke 16'is then placed astride the edge of thetable or desk'and secured by.

means of the set-screw 19', after which 'the arm' :8 may be swung around and extended the part of the desk desired.

limited as-to details'fof. I

to reach I do not wish to be construction, as these may beinodified-in many partlculars without departing from the spirit.-

ofmy inventionl.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire. to secure by Letters Patent,is.- v 1. Adeviceof the characterdescribed,embracing 'a-book-su'pport, a set-screw equ ipped yoke bearing a fixed standard and adapted for ment to a convenient point; a crane-like horizontally swinging member with I I right pivoted to, and between, -latera'l ex extensible member telescoping tallyswinging 5 memberandhaving a' fixed uprightstandard, and angularly-adjpstable. means fixed to said book-support and pivoted ,2, Adevice of the character. described, comprisingf'a set-screw-eqiiipped' yoke Hearing a" fixed standard and adapted to be connected a with a table. or like article, ahorizontally swingingcrane-like member 'with its upright pivoted to, and between, lateral extensions of said-standard and yoke, and an extensible hontally-swmging crane-like member, and bearing a fixed standard, a book-support having an angularlyadjustable disk pivoted in said standard, and an adjusting screw passing through said standard and engaging said disk.

In testimony whereof .I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- ROBERT LEE 1 Witnesses: 1 I

Jonn A. SIMPSON, :ZWILLIA E.--CLAY.

- sions' of said standard and yoke,a horizontaliy-f said .horizonto said 'standard,: with means for the retention Y of said angular adjustable means.

5 'zontally-sliding part telescoping said h'oriaoni 

